Walks from Gomshall
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Gomshall Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Gomshall by train.
Gomshall Circular via Shere
Highly recommended: Extensive woodland.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Saint James's Church: see the remains of where a devout anchorite was encased within the church walls.
Time: 3h–6h
7 lunch spots: Shere (1h–1h30 in) — the Dabbling Duck Café (excellent), the William Bray, Hillys Tea Shop, or the White Horse; plus the Drummond Arms (1h–2h in), Mandira's Kitchen at Silent Pool (1h–2h30 in), or Carb Up and Go (1h30–3h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Compasses Inn, or the Gomshall Mill
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Gomshall to Guildford
Fields, wooded valley, pine woods, heathland common, stud farms and canal and riverside path into a historic town.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 4h–8h30
4 lunch spots: Shere (30m–1h in) — the Dabbling Duck Café (excellent), Hillys Tea Shop, or the William Bray; plus the William IV (1h–2h in)
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Britannia, the White House, or the George Abbot
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walks: the Saturday Walkers Club, Surrey Hills National Landscape and Blackwater Valley Nature Walks.
Gomshall to Dorking Deepdene
North Downs Way along the chalk ridge with stunning views, orchids and butterflies in season, and WWII pillboxes.
The North Downs Way: A National Trail following the chalk ridge of the North Downs with panoramic views.
Warnings: No toilets at either station.
Walk details: Surrey Hills National Landscape (turn-by-turn directions).
Gomshall to Dorking
Greensand Ridge, heathland, hilltop moorland, woodland trails, suburban streets and a high street.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Blackwater Valley Nature Walks.
Holmwood to Gomshall
Broadleaf woods, heathland, sandy bridleways, open valley, fields and a picturesque Surrey Hills village.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Guildford to Gomshall
Sandy ridges, downland escarpments, wooded sections, open downland, quiet valley and Surrey Hills AONB.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 3h–5h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Horsley to Gomshall
Bluebell woods, pine forest and North Downs views, past Old Simm's Copse, West Horsley Place and Effingham Forest.
Woodland: two thirds under tree cover.
Old Simm's Copse: A tucked-away North Downs woodland renowned for its spring bluebell display.
West Horsley Place: A historic country house and cultural venue used as Button House in the BBC comedy Ghosts.
Time: 3h–6h
Warnings: Best in April to early May; steep descent to Abinger Roughs.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Chilworth to Gomshall
Blackheath Common heathland, the wooded greensand ridge of Winterfold and the pretty village of Shere with its medieval church, across the Tillingbourne Valley.
Blackheath Common: A tract of sandy heathland and common land in the Tillingbourne Valley.
Winterfold: A wooded greensand ridge offering far-reaching views across the Weald.
Shere Church: The medieval parish church at the heart of one of Surrey's prettiest villages.
Lunch: William IV, Shere.
Walk details: Surrey Hills National Landscape (turn-by-turn directions).
Gomshall to Dorking West
Recommended: A lovely lowland walk through Abinger Roughs. A direct, fairly flat lowland walk through quiet fields at the foot of the North Downs and mostly on good sandy/greensand surfaces and partly on the National Cycle Network. Some gentle hills but nothing steep; gates but no stiles; largely avoids winter mud. Largely follows National Cycle Route 22. Both ends have stations (roughly one train an hour between them).
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 2h30–4h30
1 lunch spot: the Gomshall Mill
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Gomshall Circular
Circular downland walk from valley village and wooded and open sections.
Source: A variant of Guildford to Gomshall – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Gomshall to Box Hill & Westhumble
North Downs Way, open and wooded downland and extended ridge walking.
Source: A variant of Guildford to Gomshall – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Gomshall to Shalford
Fields, wooded valley, pine woods, heathland common, stud farms and riverside path to a village station.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Gomshall to Guildford – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).